The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-05
AUNT REss,s CHILDREN.

WE'LL children, what shall tell you a
story about? One of Uncle Ned's wild
fantastic style, or one Of my true ones,
about real live little boy and girl whom
I knew years ago and who are living
now?
Little Ned, with his face all aglow with
animation, said: 'Oh, Aunt Bessl want
one of them awful funny kind what Uncle
Ned knows such lots OF 'em. Them's the
kind / likes TO hear the BEST" But Alice
and Grace both want the true story. So
we will have the true one tonight; and if
Ned gets sleepy before We get through,
he can go down to Uncle Ned, or, perhaps
he will go to sleep here.
These little children which am going
to tell you about did not have fond
Christian father and mother to love and
care for them as you have. Their father
went away and left these poor little ones,
and the mother did not know how to
provide for and support them, and she
became discouraged, and was away most
Of the time.
But God knew how to take care of
these little forsaken ones. So He put a
great deal of love in the grsndmother's
heart for them. Though she was very
poor in this worlds goods, and had but
little education herself. yet she was rich
in faith and trust in our Heavenly
Father, of whom King David says: when
my father and my mother forsake me,
then the l. 1rd will take me up" And so
the Lord took up these little ones, whose
names were Percy and Bertha, and gave
them the faithful care of a dear grand
mother, who worked and prayed for them,
while her ambition and hopes increased
year by year.
This grandmother was happy and en-
joyed great deal, though she had to
work hard. She could sea the fruit of
her lsbors day oy day for her little child
rem, who We're good and loved her dearly
in return for her love for them.
When Percy and Bertha were left with
their grandmother, Percy was only four
years old and Bertha baby. Now God
blessed the grandmother III her work to
earn money for their support, and her
holy ambition increased. Percy learned
rapidly at school. He was such polite
gentlemanly little fellow, that the child
rem, as we'll as the teachers, loved him
more than many OF the children who had
fond fathers and mothers, with hearts full
OF love and sympathy, to teach children
to be kind and loving, that everybody
might love them in return. Percy went
on making greater progress, till he tioish-
ed his studies at the Academy, with great
credit to himself as we'll as to his grand
mother, who felt more than paid for her
labor of love and hard work.
But now came the time for Percy TO go
to college or t. business. The poor grand
mother found it impossible to get money
to defray the great expense Of college
education after SO many years OF earnest
prayer to God that He would open the
way for her darling boy to become min
ister Of the Gospel OF Christ. 30 she
trustingly submitted to what she believed
Gods will in the matter, and sent her
boy to New York city to enter store.
But God knew the great reward He had
IN reserve Tor this faithful grandmother.
God inclined the heart Of Percy to 60 to
Sunday school In this great city, just as
be had been taught TO do by his grand
mother. God put into the hearts OF the
good people of the church to see that
this boy should do a great work for God
in the ministry. Therefore these Christ
ian people sent Percy to college and pro
vided everything for him.
Children, by this little story,you see how